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Braiding a Leather Cord

Braiding leather is the process of intertwining, or wrapping, two or more cords of leather together to form one cord. Leather cords, or strips, are braided to create necklaces, bracelets, headbands and other accessories. Braiding is done by hand and doesn’t require the use of any tools. There are many styles of braid used with leather, each of which implements the technique used in one of the simplest braids, the three-cord braid.

Things You'll Need

  • Rubber band
  • 3 strips of leather cut to the same size
  • Hot glue gun with glue
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Instructions

    • 1

      Hold three strips of leather in one hand. Position the strips to the ends are aligned.

    • 2

      Wrap a rubber band on the end of the three strips to hold them together.

    • 3

      Lay the bundle on a flat surface.

    • 4

      Spread the bundle so the three strips are separated. You should have a left strip, a middle strip and a right strip.

    • 5

      Grab the right strip and overlap the middle strip, but do not overlap the left strip. The right strip should now be between the middle strip and the left strip.

    • 6

      Grab the left strip and overlap the middle strip, but do not overlap the right strip. The left strip should now be between the middle strip and the right strip.

    • 7

      Repeat the process of overlapping the middle strip with the right strip, then the left strip and so on, until the entire length of leather cords is braided.

    • 8

      Remove the rubber band.

    • 9

      Glue the ends of the cords together with a hot glue gun.

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